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Parent Facebook group post about possible overcrowded bus generates this comment: "Does Durham handle overbooked buses in the same manner - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Apr 12, 05:57 5
- Ummmm - - Epiphany Apr 12, 06:17
- I know my students would be more than happy to get bumped. -- nm - volnelk Apr 12, 05:59 2
  - (ha!) And then they could get a free bus ride anywhere as compensation! -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 06:02 1
    - "We need two people willing to step off the..." 48 hands in the air. -- nm - volnelk Apr 12, 06:07
- That person is single-handedly trying to save the group. - ty97 Apr 12, 05:58
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- You're going to love it, have fun! -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 05:52
- By choice or for work? -- nm - Da5id Apr 12, 05:51 2
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    - ooh - when and what area(s)? I'm going there too (in August). -- nm - Diva Apr 12, 06:10
- ...on United -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Apr 12, 05:49 1
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There's a lot of talk about whether KS-04 is indicative of a national swing, or if Estes was just a bad candidate tied to Brownback. Either way: -- (link) - ty97 Apr 12, 05:34 6
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  - absolutely, so much can change in 19 months. -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 05:40
- We'll have another single data point in 6 days with GA-6 - Strongbad Apr 12, 05:37 2
  - GA-06 will really be the one that gives us an indication of what could be happening. - ty97 Apr 12, 05:39 1
    - Just to remind everyone - Strongbad Apr 12, 05:40
- and -- (link) - ty97 Apr 12, 05:34
Nunes' claims full of shit, GOP and Dem lawmakers say -- (link) - Reagen Apr 12, 05:21
Daily Mail agrees to pay damages to Melania Trump over retracted “escort” allegation and issues apology -- (link) - ty97 Apr 12, 05:12
Trump infrastructure plan remains on the drawing board -- (link) - Strongbad Apr 12, 05:04
Teen’s quest for free Wendy’s chicken nuggets gets huge Twitter support -- (link) - Strongbad Apr 12, 05:02 1
- Internet: Hold my beer -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Apr 12, 05:18
Because of course someone did. -- (link) - mafic Apr 12, 04:27
TV PSA: NHL, Black Ink Crew, Shots Fired, Survivor, Criminal Minds BB, Empire, Major Crimes, Storage Wars, Magicians, Bering Sea Gold, Nobodies, -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 03:54 2
- survivor!!! -- nm - amanda jones state university Apr 12, 05:51
- Designated Survivor, Expanse, Lopez, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 03:54
Nets to sit 6 players against the Bulls (Bulls win they make the playoffs) - Beaker Apr 12, 03:05 13
- The NBA should stop that -- it's direct impact on the playoffs and the reason is 100% utter bullshit - Will Hunting Apr 12, 04:57 11
  - But how do you fix it? It's just as much of a problem in other sports. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 12, 05:02 10
    - What I think is strange is the way NBA teams handle it. - Da5id Apr 12, 05:44
    - And no, I don't see this happening in other sports -- a baseball player maybe takes of 5% of the games - Will Hunting Apr 12, 05:27 7
      - Carr didn't sit out of convenience, though. He had a broken leg and couldn't play. -- nm - Da5id Apr 12, 05:41 3
        
        His injury is the type of reason though teams do sit players - Will Hunting Apr 12, 05:54 1
        
        Oh, gotcha. -- nm - Da5id Apr 12, 06:00
        
        a real man would have played. -- nm - Reagen Apr 12, 05:52
      - Don't baseball teams have a thing called "September call-ups" which increases the ability for teams to play younger players? -- nm - Strongbad Apr 12, 05:32 1
        
        They do, but most of the regulars still play a lot of the games - Will Hunting Apr 12, 05:55
      - Well, the game is at the United Center, I'm sure someone can be called to drag them onto the court -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Apr 12, 05:32
    - Simple -- for this given it's so asinine - refund every ticket. - Will Hunting Apr 12, 05:23
- Will anyone notice? I think the Nets could play season ticket holders at this point. -- nm - volnelk Apr 12, 04:28
German police probe Islamist link to Borussia Dortmund bus explosion -- (link) - budice Apr 12, 01:34
United passenger dude has lawyered up -- (link) - budice Apr 12, 01:25 1
- Homeless crackhead accused of setting the fire that caused the I-85 bridge collapse has lawyered up. -- (link) - Strongbad Apr 12, 04:56
New Atomic Blonde trailer -- (link) - Reagen Apr 11, 22:34 [youtube] 1
- That is a damn sexy Porsche. -- nm - Max Apr 11, 23:48
Bill O'Reilly's vacation might be permanent -- (link) - Reagen Apr 11, 22:24 7
- I don't think they can afford to do it. He's the anchor in the lineup. -- nm - Da5id Apr 11, 22:28 6
  - They can always build a new one. Will take time, but they can do it. - ty97 Apr 12, 05:10 2
    - My point is that they've had more than a decade but haven't done so. Glenn Beck (!) was the closest they came. - Da5id Apr 12, 05:19 1
      - Tami Lahren, answer your phone! -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 12, 05:58
  - The KellyAnne Conway Show. - Diva Apr 11, 22:35 1
    - the Corey Lewandowski Show? -- nm - Strongbad Apr 12, 04:24
  - they might not be able to afford not to. -- nm - Reagen Apr 11, 22:35
Chuck Berry on the Tonight Show. 1987. he does 3 songs & talks with Johnny -- (link) - Peglegpete Apr 11, 21:50 [youtube]
So, when will Ash vs The Evil Dead cross paths with Wynonna Earp? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 11, 21:45
This place is like a library after midnight. -- nm - Da5id Apr 11, 21:43 14
- that's odd. I've got Chuck Berry up loud -- (link) - Peglegpete Apr 11, 22:18 [youtube]
- A *sexy* library. nm - ralph wiggum Apr 11, 22:14 3
  - is there any other kind? -- nm - mafic Apr 11, 22:29 2
    - Not with the Oceania contingent in the house! nm - ralph wiggum Apr 11, 22:32 1
      - Mafic's brother is here??? -- nm - Da5id Apr 12, 05:40
- Restriction-free internet searches, baby. -- nm - Max Apr 11, 22:13
- Was the library that much better at 11:59 pm? -- nm - JaxSean Apr 11, 22:11 1
  - Only if the gremlins didn't get wet. -- nm - Da5id Apr 11, 22:23
- I'm not hooking up with you! -- nm - Mop Apr 11, 21:59
- Yeah, but I've heard from mara what goes on in some of those libraries. -- nm - Reagen Apr 11, 21:50
- Nakamura!!! Nakamura!!! -- nm - Qale Apr 11, 21:45 3
  - Poor Ziggler's so stale that Kim doesn't even know his name's not Diggler. -- nm - Da5id Apr 11, 21:59
  - and AJ didn't go to Raw so David might get his wish sometime this year. -- nm - Tim Apr 11, 21:45 1
    - I'm back to watching the shows not via Hulu Plus if you know what I mean. -- nm - Qale Apr 11, 21:47
United not quite done yet -- (link) - Remlik Apr 11, 21:04 1
- OY! -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 11, 21:14
If you want to restore your faith in humanity a bit, check out #bedforawayfans. People opening their homes to Monaco fans… - Volnelk Apr 11, 20:38 1
- 👍 That's fantastic -- nm - JD Apr 11, 21:24
So, does Vegas do odds on war? - Spawn Apr 11, 20:37 3
- No, but I'm sure the European futures markets would. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 12, 04:02
- isn't there an haitch ess ex like game site where you invest or hedge insure against various terror/war options? I know a proposed one in the US didn' -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 11, 22:26
- How many buttons does Kim Jong have? - Beryllium Apr 11, 21:55
In perhaps the ultimate FWP/LYC Coachella set times were posted and on Sun I have the same settime conflict for Sun of TSOL / Hans Zimmer / Tove Lo - JD Apr 11, 20:10
There's a $100 fine taped to the front door of my building for 'mixing trash and recycables' -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 20:04 4
- you don't pocket mulch? -- nm - mafic Apr 11, 20:10
- So you're all splitting equally? -- nm - JaxSean Apr 11, 20:05 1
  - landlord pays. The super must not have properly packed the stuff from the trash / recycling cans, I guess. -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 20:06
- You disgust me. -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 20:04
Love the new event in Overwatch so far - eag Apr 11, 19:57
This Tweet literally did make me laugh out loud. -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Apr 11, 19:53 8
- Haha! -- nm - Krusty Apr 11, 20:00
- We've hit peak "Hold my beer", right? -- nm - Ender Apr 11, 19:54 6
  - There's no such thing. -- nm - Da5id Apr 11, 19:56
  - We have, although this one had an inspired twist. nm - ralph wiggum Apr 11, 19:55 1
    - but not a pepsi twist -- nm - Beryllium Apr 11, 19:59
  - something involving cannibalism. -- nm - Reagen Apr 11, 19:55
  - Last month. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 11, 19:55
  - Hold my beer. -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 19:55
We will make our society great again. - Spawn Apr 11, 19:52 2
- one pill makes you larger, another makes you small and the ones that mother gives you, don't do anything at all -- (link) - Peglegpete Apr 11, 19:56 [youtube]
- One Summer Bishil picture at a time. -- nm - Da5id Apr 11, 19:55
Bruce Wayne gets an email from Tony Stark... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 11, 19:51 [youtube]
1500 year old Mongolian Burriel was covered in silk -- (link) - Peglegpete Apr 11, 19:51
if you've ever wanted to see Australia coloured by sheep distribution, you're in luck! -- (link) - mafic Apr 11, 19:42 3
- We were about on the high/low wheat boundary in WA, but we also had a *lot* of sheep. -- nm - Meg Apr 11, 20:08
- Do androids dream of Australian sheep? -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 11, 19:54
- "Some Sheep" - new Australian motto? -- nm - Reagen Apr 11, 19:45
How many packs of cigarettes a day does Alex Jones smoke? -- nm - Qale Apr 11, 19:32 4
- -20 SB Points for saying his name. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 12, 05:43
- Artist's rendering. -- (link) - Da5id Apr 11, 19:46 [Image] 2
  - nm -- nm* - Strongbad Apr 12, 05:43
  - Gentlemen. - Qale Apr 11, 19:48
Letterman's mother passed away.... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 11, 19:25 6
- always enjoyed the video segments from her kitchen -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 11, 20:55
- RIP Dorthy. -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 20:02
- Her Olympic coverage was a high water mark of late night television. -- nm - Da5id Apr 11, 19:44 1
  - that was rather fun wasn't it? -- nm - Remlik Apr 11, 20:16
- Awww, Dorothy was a cool broad. nm - ralph wiggum Apr 11, 19:32
- :( -- nm - budice Apr 11, 19:27
69% of precincts reporting in KS-04 - 51/47 Rep. - Reagen Apr 11, 19:22 1
- GOP's got this one based on remaining vote, but interesting to see final win%. It will be significantly lower - ty97 Apr 11, 19:24
Mitt Romney's "binders full of women" actual exist, and the Boston Globe has them -- (link) - ty97 Apr 11, 19:05 3
- Hey, remember when wanting to hire women was a big scandal? -- nm - Ender Apr 11, 19:33 1
  - "Those were the days." -- nm - Beryllium Apr 11, 21:26
- The real story is hidden in the "duotangs full of hookers". -- nm - Beryllium Apr 11, 19:09
NC House GOP Reps have introduced a bill to make gay marriage "null and void" in the state. Will cost taxpayers $1M to fight in court. -- nm - MDH Apr 11, 19:03 2
- Hey, Gorsuch, you're up! -- nm - Reagen Apr 11, 19:09
- Don't they have a Dem governor who will veto? -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 19:04
Here's what $1450 rents you in New York City right now -- (link) - ty97 Apr 11, 19:02 5
- holy sh!t, a dishwasher?! -- nm - znufrii Apr 11, 19:10 2
  - I almost moved when I saw that. - ty97 Apr 11, 19:12 1
    - You don't cook. What dishes are you cleaning? ;-) -- (edited) - Krusty Apr 11, 20:01
- those are... not bad. -- nm - mafic Apr 11, 19:04 1
  - Yeah, when you go out in a little in the boroughs (or up a lot in Manhattan) you can get something decent for more reasonable price. -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 19:06
haha, yeah jnine, I don't know how tourists navigate all the weekend construction line changes -- (link) - ty97 Apr 11, 19:00
The San Bernardino school shooter had been arrested 4 times over the years but never charged/convicted. His wives/girlfriends never followed through. -- (link) - Meg Apr 11, 18:51 1
- liberal fb pages directing the day's outrage over media not saying a word about his devote and expressed interest in christianity - zeitgeist Apr 11, 21:24
Schefter reporting the Browns are considering Trubisky with the #1 pick. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 11, 18:48 2
- They are trying to drum up trade interest. There is no chance they actually pull that trigger. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 11, 19:17 1
  - That would be strange since they already have a historic amount of draft capital. - Da5id Apr 11, 19:48
WWE: Hope you all enjoyed Finn Balor...suffered a concussion on Raw. -- nm - Remlik Apr 11, 18:47 5
- You could see it in slow motion. -- nm - Da5id Apr 11, 19:01 2
  - jeebus -- (link) - Tim Apr 11, 19:53 [Image] 1
    - We noticed immediately, because he fell so awkwardly. - Da5id Apr 11, 19:54
- Jinder clocked him good. -- nm - Tim Apr 11, 18:50 1
  - This'll likely hinder Jinder. -- nm - Qale Apr 11, 19:10
I had to look it up. Carrie Fisher's last flight was on United -- (link) - Peglegpete Apr 11, 18:47 1
- United Breaks Star Wars -- nm - Beryllium Apr 11, 18:59
I have had it with these motherfucking scorpions on this motherfucking plane! -- (link) - Reagen Apr 11, 18:40 4
- At least it wasn't in the salad... -- (link) - Meg Apr 11, 18:54
- the stinging part and the biting part are at opposite ends. -- nm - mafic Apr 11, 18:52
- If you're being bitten by a scorpion multiple times you have a problem establishing dominance. -- nm - Max Apr 11, 18:44
- L99...it's United Airlines -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 11, 18:43

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